Liquid Soul: Here's The Deal

Nu-Jazz/Acid jazz/Lounge Jazz
premiera polska: 2000-10-10
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
opis:
Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Liquid Soul to kolektyw wielkich entuzjastow muzyki pełnej radości grania, erudycji i dowcipu. Lider zespołu Mars Williams, niegdyś członek formacji Hala Rusella, obecnie obok Kena Vandermarka, lider NRG Ensemble, jedna z najważniejszych postaci Chicagowskiej sceny jazzowej daje gwarancje najwyższej jakości. Jest to z pewnością najbardziej roztańczony z jego projektów muzycznych, zespół kreuje finezyjną, gęstą i przejrzystą zarazem, przestrzenną konfigurację acid jazzu, soul i funky. Powstał przepiękny, obezwładniajacy głębią pulsujacych przestrzeni i ulotnym klimatem album, na którym jazz, soul i elektronika splatają się w nową dla kazdej z tych sfer jakość.

Liquid Soul is well known for its no-holds-barred jazz-funk jams, and the Chicago-based band’s fourth album, Evolution(Shanachie), is packed with irresistibly grooving tunes that will have you up and dancing from the first track. The band kicks things off with the high-spirited jam “Action Jackson” and spices its funk with dance-floor rhythms, techno flavors and chanted vocals on “La La.” On “Nina’s In Jail,” rapper Nikki Lynette tells a gritty tale about a teenager who meets with catastrophe after leaving a party with a man who turns out to be a drug dealer; while the vibe of the song is upbeat, the high-energy horns reflect the intensity of the lyrics. DJ Eddie Mills contributes scratches to the infectious hip-hop tune “Soul,” on which rapper Gravity performs some tongue-twisting lyrics, and Liquid Soul’s funky yet atmospheric remake of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ 1962 classic “The Lonely Bull” concludes this ebullient, thoroughly fun-to-listen to album.
–Lucy Tauss, JAZZTIMES, Feb. 2003

Liquid Soul is among the many ’90s/2000s outfits who brings an obsession with ’70s African-American culture to the table; on Evolution, the Chicago residents make no secret of their passion of ’70s soul, ’70s funk, and ’70s jazz-funk. Thankfully, Liquid Soul does it better than most of the competition. The songs (some instrumental, some with vocals) are generally memorable, and the punchy, well-oiled horn section is as tight as a black leather corset…. For die-hard fans of ’70s black music, this lively CD is well worth obtaining.
–Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

muzycy:
Mars Williams: Tenor, Alto, Soprano, and Sopranino Saxophones, Wood Flute & Toys
Ron Haynes: Trumpet & Flugelhorn
John Janowiak: Trombone
Tom Sanchez: Guitar
Rick Showalter: Bass
Dan Leali: Drums
DJ Ajax: Turntables
Dirty MF: Rapper (Track 5)
Brian "MCB" Quarles: Rapper (Track 1)
Simone: Vocals (Tracks 3 & 10)
Newt Cole: Percussion
Chris "Hambone" Cameron: Keyboards

utwory:
1. Sure Fire One
2. The Diz
3. Stop By Monie's
4. Everybody's Got One
5. Show Me
6. Sex Tablet
7. All Blues
8. Sweet Pea
9. Donkey Punch
10. Dysfunction
11. Rocket Scientist
12. Spam Sucker

wydano: 2000
nagrano: 1999
more info: www.shanachie.com
more info2: www.liquidsoul.com